The owners of
the children's show "Sesame Street" have
asked the Obama campaign to pull down an ad released Tuesday that shows an
image of Big Bird and mocks Republican nominee Mitt Romney for holding up the
popular children's character as a symbol of unnecessary government spending.
"We have
approved no campaign ads and, as is our general practice, have requested that
both campaigns remove Sesame Street characters and trademarks from their
campaign materials," said Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational
organization that produces and owns the show, in a statement.
The Obama
campaign is reviewing Sesame Workshop’s request.
A reporter
traveling with the Obama camp asked Jen Psaki aboard Air Force One, “Thinking
back to the last campaign of ‘08 and this time, too, the President has bemoaned
at times the focus on trivial things. And even though you made the point
about cutting the deficit, a lot of people will read about it, hear about this
ad—we‘re a month away from the election and we’re talking about Big Bird.
Is this the kind of focus that the campaign should have?
And from the Left:
And from the Left:
If your last graphic is asking me if I'd vote for a stuffed puppet over the Empty Suit - my answer is an unhestitant YES!
ReplyDelete@LibertyAtStake,
ReplyDeleteThe last graphic is courtesy of S. Weasel, but your championing of the puppet is shared by so many.
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